Links to the past, with relevance today: White tag sale! (Image via Julien's Auctions) JULIEN'S AUCTIONS: Get ready for Betty White's estate sale. My God, the bids are going to fly, and I'm not just whistling gerfluffenugen. Forget about them. (Image via video still) EXTRATV: Ally Sheedy says NOPE to the possibility of a reunion…
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Stars (and Everything Else) Turning 100 in 2022 … and a Few Stars Who Would’ve
With the crushing news that Betty White died on New Year's Eve, less than three weeks shy of 100, my attention turns to those stars we have left who are in line to turn 100 in 2022 ... with luck ... as well as to many other people and things that are turning, or would've…
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Bubbly Comic Actress Arlene Golonka Dies @ 85
According to close friends, longtime stage, film, and TV actress Arlene Golonka, best remembered for her time on two series set in the idyllic, fictional town of Mayberry, died Monday. She was 85. With Clint Eastwood on the Hang 'em High set (Image via UA) Born January 23, 1936, in Chicago, the bubbly blonde with impeccable…
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So Many Men, Bowie Kicks, Mercurochrome Nostalgia & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: A gigolo, but not just ... (Image via Paramount) MY NEW PLAID PANTS: The many men of ... Paul Shrader?! Go with it. NYT: Read about John Roney, who has been a waiter at the same NYC restaurant since ... 1986! EXTRATV: Mick Rock, legendary photographer, is out…
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Even More ABOUT EVE, Kirk’s Widow Is 101, Sondheim’s Secret Ending and More — Past & Curious
Links to the past, with relevance today: Here's to up yours! (GIF via GIPHY) NYT: Why you, too, should fall in love again with All About Eve (1950). https://www.instagram.com/p/B_c2ewZA2mK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link INSTAGRAM: Incredible that Kirk Douglas — who died at 103 — has a surviving widow who just celebrated her 101st. NYT: Steve Dalkowski, who was used…
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Century Marks: On All Things 100
I turn 50 this year, my parents are 75 and my last grandparent turned 100, so that may be the secret behind my string of age-related posts. In this one, I focus on the magic of 100 ... (more…)
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Ravishing B-Starlet Laurie Mitchell Dies @ 90
Laurie Mitchell, who appeared in fare as diverse as Queen of Outer Space (1958) and Some Like It Hot (1959) — but was much more likely to be found in projects similar to the former — died September 20, film historian Tom Weaver reported. (more…)
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Darlanne Fluegel, ‘Eyes of Laura Mars’ Actress, Dies @ 64
Darlanne Fluegel, a stunning model in the '70s who turned to acting, died December 15, 2017, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, her family confirmed on January 8, 2018. (more…)
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Kirk Douglas’s 101st B’day Bash
Superstar Michael Douglas is sharing intimate family photos from the Saturday gathering in honor of Golden Age of Hollywood Oscar winner Kirk Douglas's 101st birthday party! (more…)
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Kirk Douglas Turns 101, Plus: Stars Who’ve Lived to 100
Today marks the 101st birthday of Golden Age of Hollywood star Kirk Douglas. (more…)
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